Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990
Public Law 101-537 · H.R. 4299 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Nov 8, 1990 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Henry Nowak (D-NY-33)
Cosponsors (19): Rep. Robert Davis, Rep. Walter Jones,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Title I: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to conduct a comprehensive study of the status of, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs of, the fishery resources of the Great Lakes Basin (the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River upstream from where it becomes the boundary between Canada and the United States). Requires the Director to allow specified entities to participate in the study.
Requires the Director, in administering programs related to the Great Lakes Basin, to seek to achieve specified goals.
Requires the Director to establish: (1) the Great Lakes Coordination Office; (2) the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office; and (3) one or more Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Great Lakes Oil Pollution Research and Development - Great Lakes Oil Pollution Research and Development Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to mandate an additional port oil pollution minimization demonstration project, to be located with a port on the Great Lakes. Increases the amount authorized to be available from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out provisions mandating such demonstration projects.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Nov 8, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-537.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 31, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 24, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Davis demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 25, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Sep 13, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Sep 11, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Aug 2, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Apr 3, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Mar 19, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.